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  • Introduced
    Apr 04, 2023
  • Passed Senate
    May 23, 2023
  • Passed House
    May 23, 2023
  • Signed into Law
    May 23, 2023
SB 159
Alabama Senate Bill
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Relating to civil liability; to amend Sections 6-5-700, 6-5-701, 6-5-702, 6-5-703, 6-5-704, 6-5-705, and 6-5-708, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the liability of a public awarding authority and its contractors regarding the construction and maintenance of public roads; to delete an exception to the statutory protection from liability of a contractor; to create a rebuttable presumption of nonliability of the awarding authority and its contractors when certain circumstances apply; and to provide certain pleading requirements in the filing of a complaint for injury or death arising form the construction or maintenance of a public road.
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executive • May 23, 2023: Enacted

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  • May 23, 2023 | executive
    • Enacted
  • May 23, 2023 | Senate
    • Enrolled
  • May 23, 2023 | House
    • On Third Reading in Second House
    • Read a Third Time and Pass
    • Ready to Enroll
  • May 23, 2023 | legislature
    • BIR492 for SB159, Passed by Second House
  • May 17, 2023 | House
    • Reported Favorably (Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure)
    • Reported Out of Committee in Second House
    • Read Second Time in Second House
  • May 16, 2023 | House
    • Referred to Committee (Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure)
  • May 16, 2023 | Senate
    • Read First Time in Second House
  • May 11, 2023 | Senate
    • On Third Reading in House of Origin
    • Adopt HASH63-1
    • Adopt RXXINM-1
    • Adopt MI9S1H-1
    • Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
  • May 11, 2023 | legislature
    • BIR492 for SB159, Passed by House of Origin
  • May 03, 2023 | Senate
    • AMD/SUB HASH63-1 (Judiciary)
    • Reported Favorably (Judiciary)
    • Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
    • Read Second Time in House of Origin
  • Apr 04, 2023 | Senate
    • Read First Time in House of Origin
    • Introduced and Referred (Judiciary)